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.: MEDFUKD MXTL TRIBUTE, fTrTD"FORT), OKEO.OX, THURSDAY. MAY IX 1920. Don't ask for Crackers say Snow Flakes j. iMkfl Otis e.CB. Fmclutm SOME MORE P. C.B. PRODUCTS Ft Sultana Fruit Biscuit Cream Gems ' Vanilla Wafers AMortcd Cake fifeSaWafera Oatmeal Crackers Jfwmit WaXcta A Teasing Dash of Salt a crispy just-out-of-the-oven dain tinessthe most delicious soup is enhanced when Snow Flakes are served! PACIFIC COAST BISCUIT CO. C. E. GA1ES OUT INTEREST OF WILLIAM A. GATES II was with surprise that husiue circles in the citv learned today Hint William A. dates had sold out his minority holdiiurs in the C K. (.lutes Auto company to C. K. Gates and (iconic Gates, who hold the remainder ol' the company's stock, ami is no longer connected with that concern. X5r. (iates, who has been a rest dent of Medford for the past fivo or six years during which time he wa. connected with the Gates auto con cern, in which he hecame a luinorit stockholder when it was incorporated in March, 1917. will often a few wjeks rest with his wife and adopted dnugl: ter visit for a month at their old home in the east, after which he wil return and look over the l'ucitic coast with a view to entering business again. Dancing Academy MODERN INTERPRETATION CHARACTER Adult and Children's' Classes For information call 5C6-J. MISS KATHRYN SWEM Canada Strike Threatened. VANCOUVER. R C. May IX A ireneral strike throughout Canada of municipal employes appointed under civil service examinations is threaten ed, an official Inch in the postal serv icti asserted today. ' ' ' Fifth and North Riverside Telephone 11 The Dow Hospital v Graduate Nurses Only IBpecial Attention to X-Ray Cases. BPS I jr.. t ' 7VOW TOM KnOW-.. why the'SirdsSing- Nervousness, beating-down and stretching pains in the abdomen are avoided by the use of. Mother'sFbjexd according to the testimony of thous-, ond of mothers who have used this' time honored preparation. Mother's Friend soothes the fine net work of nerves beneath the skin, and thru its, tegular tise, during the period, the muscles are made to expand more eas ily. Mother's Friend is lucd exumaUj. At all Dmggistj. . Special Boolclceon Motherhood and Babrfteev Brad&cld Regulator Co, Pot. F-13. Atlanta, Oii. ' f" ...... . , , " ' ' . t How Firestone Is Able to Produce the Finest Lami . nated Inner Tube and Still Hold to it a i tr Moderate rnce Firestone Man Power: Firestone has gathered together a remark able body of workers, 17,000 strong -i-many of them stockholders in the Company, s Men' financially inter ested in the. success of their prod uct dp better work. Firestone Buying Power: Firestone has established purchasing head quarters at Singapore in the Straits Settlement where 85 of the world's rubber is produced. Thus Firestone gets first choice of the raw product at quantity prices. And this saving is turned back to car owners. Firestone Selling Power 1 .. stone's immense: production re quires a widespread distribution system. Sixty-five branches and 46,000 dealers throughout the United States selling Firestone Tubes assure a fast-moving prod uct, which means fresh stock at all times most miles per dollar . in tubes as well as tires. We are Exclusive AffltlMdf (fSfift Solid and . Agents for W MVWHH& Pneumatic Tires. HINES Sb 5NIDER Bg. ' . ROAD BOND QUESTIONS ANSWERED Question. Answer. Question. Answer. Question. Answer. Question. Answer. Question. Answer. Question. Answer. Question. Answer. Question. Answer. Question. Answer. Question. Answer. Question. Answer. I Question. Question. Answer. Question. Anawor. Question. Answer. Question. Answer. Question. Answer. Question. Answer. Question. Answer. Question. Answer. Question. Answer. Question. Answer, t Question. Answer. Question. Answer. Question. Answer. Question. Answer. Question. Answer. Question. Answer. Question. Answer. Question. Answer. In what amount Is the county asked to bond for roads at tills olection? Siiuu.uon.nn. What interest do the bonds carry nnd how long do they run? Kive percent Interest, llonds run 30 years, first payment of siuu.uvO.OO due 10 years from date. $100, 000.00 duo every 5 years thereafter. What will they sell for under tho present bond market con ditions? , Hie laws of tho stato do not penult them to bo sold for less than par. What is tho present county warrant Indebtedness? 140,000.00. IWhat was the warrant indebtedness six years aco? Approximately 1000,000.110. How was this warrant indebtedness reduced? By a two mill tax levied each year. 'How long will it take to pay the entire balance of the warrant Indebtedness? Less than two years and before It is necessary to levy a tax to pay interest ana sinking mini on the proposed road bonds. Will not the proposed road bonds increase our present taxes? No. The present two mill tax now being levied to pay tho war rant indebtedness will tako care of interest and sinking fund of the bonds. Should tho county vote tho bonds, how much slate and federal money will bo added to that of the countv funds? $900,000. 00. Does this mean that if Jackson County spends JfiOO.OOO.OO the stato and federal govorninont will spend $900,000.00, a total of tl,4OU,0u0.O0? Yes. 'What proportion of this money will bo spent on tho Pacific Highway? Absolutely none. Contracts havo been let by tho Stato Highway Commission for the completion of hard surface pavement of that mgnway from one end of tho county to the other. ft hy do some of tho voters then want to vote road bonds when the Pacific Highway is completed? To fulfill a promise made some years ago, that as soon as the Pacific Highway was completed, lateral roads would bo lm proved. Whore is this road bond money to bo spent? On no other roads than specified by the County Court. What roads havo been named by tho County Commissioners to be Improved? The Applegate-Ruch road, Sam's Valley road, Ashland-Klamath Falls road and tho Trail-Medford-Crater I.ako road. What amount of county and other funds are to bo spont on the Applegate-ltuch road? $100,000.0(1 out of tho county road bond Issuo and tho same amount to bo spent by tho Forestry Department. A total of $200,000.00. I How much will be spent on tho Sam's Valley road? $50,000.00 out of tho proposed road bond Issue and a similar amount out of tho 'Market Hoad Kund which is under the control of the County Commissioners. A total of $100,000.00.. 'What will be spent on the Ashland-Klamath l''alls-Groen Springs rond? t The sum of $1I0,000.00 out of the county road bond, providing the voters pass the proposed bond measuro on May twenty-first, and this will then bo matched by the federal government with an equal amount, making a total of $:i00,000.00. What amount will bo spent on the Trail-Medford-Crater Lake road?- i $200,000.00 of the proposed road bend Issue, which will be matched with an equal amount by tho stato, making stato and county expenditures $400,000.00. This total sum will then be matched with $100,000.00 of federal money, mnKing a grand total of $800,000.00 to be spent on this roadway. How much fedoral monoy will bo available for Oregon for 1920? Between five and Beven million dollars. Is there any danger that Oregon may not get this fedoral money? Yes. How can It bo madq sure that Oregon gots this five to soven million dollars? By vdting for tho measure Increasing the tax limitation from 2 percent to 4 percent. Why will this assure Oregon tho federal money? Becauso it will give tho state an opportunity to bond Itsolf, thereby boing able to match the foderal funds, otherwise some other stato will got tho federal money rightfully belonging to us. In case tho stato is given tho opportunity to bond to tho extent of 4 nor cent of its assessed valuation, will not thiB increase our taxes? No. (Why will It not Increaso our taxes? Because tho automobile nnd gasolino tax pay all of tho Interest and sinking fund for the stato road bonds. What does the automobile tax amount to in this stato at the present time? More than a million dollars annuully. Would it do juBt as well tor us to bond tho county for a litt Nn Thorn is not a district In which this money Is proposed to bo spent getting what it is rightfully entitled to. What are other counties in tho stato doing in bonding for roads? Uino County Is voting for a $2,000,000.00 bond Issue on May twenty-first, other counties In proportion. Will the automobile tax bo increased it tho 4 porcent limitation act Is adopted? , , . No. Becauso tho present tax. not figuring anything for the Increase in number of automobiles, will pay tho entire principal and interest. .... ,Xow that you aro assured that taxes will not be increased by the fivo hundred thousand dollar county road bonds and by the four porcent tax limitation act, will you not voto for thoso measures on Friday, May twenty-first? The privilege of tho ballot, as well as the duty of a citizen of this wonderful, country of ounJ-ahould dictate your answer. Higher Kducartlbnnl Measure Why should we voto for the Highor Kdur.atlonal.Measuro? Hecauao the young mon and women havo a right to domand an education and. wo as citizens of Oregon nro obllgatod to see that sufficient funds aro provided to give them the Inherent right that oolongs to them. i anj:s an Imitation.3 AYOULD you cr.il cn your local mer- chant and ask him for "imitation" sugar, or raisins, or coffee? Would ycu ask him to sell you a pair of shoes made of something "just as good" as leather? Or a suit of clothes "made for" a man, whether or not it fits you? Get the Genuine International Repairs When you need re pairs for your I H C Farm Equipment, buy the genuine re pairs. See that this trade-mark appears on each piece. Genuine 1 H C repairs are made from the original patterns all others are copied from copies. Genuine I H G repairs are made of the same material, have the same finish, fit as accurately, ond wear just as long as similar parts purchased with the original implement or machine. . We are the Authorized 1 H C Dealers There is one certain and infallible way to secure genuine I H C repairs buy them from us. And remember that International service, rendered by us, can only be 1 00 per cent right when International machines are equipped with genuine International repairs. Patton and Robinson, Inc. ORIENTAL ART GOODS CURIOS DRY GOODS , CHINA WARE BASKETS AND TOYS Kodak Finishings, Best Work, Lowest Prices. Postal card photos, $1.25 dozen, additional, 00c dozen. Costumes fur nished tree. , ' ; . Japanese Art Store 1 34 N. Central Medford LATEST NEWS OF THE STATE AS'FOIUA. Ore., May 13 Scvontv nino arrests of which sixty-six were for drunkenness have been made bv Astoria police since the first of Ma v. This record is tho etjuivalcnt of the arrests made durinir the entire month of Mny, 11114." when saloons were in operation here, no.eordmir to t'..e iccords of the police department.. SALEM. Ore.. May 13 While on their return from Kuuene nnd Cor vallis last niuht, where thev spent yesterday inspecting University of Oregon nnd Oregon Agricultural col lege, Salem Chorrians nnd directors and members of the Salem Commer cial Club went on record favorinc passage of the educational milieu-.": measure to he submitted to the voters nt the special election next week. SALEM, Ore., May 13. In accept ing vestcrdav a bid of 8if.oi for $1,000,000 stato highway bonds, of fered by a Chicago bank, the state board of control acted reluctantly and onlv because obligations entered into by the highway commisp"-- when no funds were available made the action imperative. A statement issued bv tho board contained the assertion that were it not for the obligations existing to contractors the bid would have ben rejected. With Me4for4 trade Is Meqfortt mad "WEAR 'EM AND PATCH 'EM DAY IN NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS. May 13 Thread bare coats, shinv trousers, lust year's straws nnd re-soled shoes were the order of the day here, signalizing the opening of the city's second organized drive on the high cost of living. Pro claimed "old clothes day," by act ing Mayor Hicks, the celebration was to arouse interest in the "wear 'em and patch 'cm clubs," designed to force down clothing costs. MAN ALIVE! ; AIN'T THAT GREAT! Paul's Electric Store National Guard Ball ! (Auspices Co. D) Wednesday, May 19 IMPERIAL ORCHESTRA Admission $1.25 Including War Tax Everybody Invited III . Ill . FOUR HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS THROWN AWAY Till' Treasury Department reports Liberty Bonds to that stupendous amount converted into doubtful, if not worthless securities by the public since the war. Promise, of get-rich-quick returns in all kinds of schemes is responsible. v But perhaps YOU are wise and are ono of the many who are building up big bank bal ances here at the First National? ' . TJhe First National Bank" Medford Oreoon r STAR TAXI PHONE 3C0 Cars for hire with or without driver. JAMES LESLIE ... Nfj'tiHom MEDFORD IKON WOWfok FOUNDRY AND MACHINE iftg AUso uent for Talrbutks xA jfofHa Inciae. 17 South Btvmlfci